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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
WISCONSIN.

The election to I'LL the vacancy in the
Office of County Judge of 10 Daviess County
occasioned by the resignation Of the Hon.
Jacob Fawcett resulted in a victory for w.
+. hodson. the Republican candidate,
whose majority over w. ID. McHugh,
Democrat, will be upwards Of 2oO.
A newly employed servant girl, in the
family of b. F. Millard, at Chippewa Falls,
was found dead in her bed. Not knowing
anything about gas she had blown it out.
We. Fernald and Miss Kate Nolan, first
assistant physician and Matron, res
pectively, at the State Insane Hospital in
NJ Olson, have resigned and will marry
next week. DR.. Fernald has accepted the
Superintendency of the school for the feeble
minded in Bo, ton established by DIR. Sam
uel e. Howe.
In the Circuit Court at Green Bay the
attorney for II. j. Jones the ex har ker of
De Pore, paid his forfeited bail bond of
$500. Jones was convicted of receiving
deposits when he knew his bank to be in
solvent, and instead OF appearing for
sentence fled to Winnipeg. The payment
was by draft from the Frst Na'lonal Bank
or Kansas City, purchased by q brother of
the missing banker, and made payable to
the order OF the District Attorney.
A saloon keeper at Eau Claire received
from New York city, by American Express,
a small but heavy box. which was delivered
to him C. q. D. and for which hs paid $3.50
in gold, the company forwarding the money
to the consignOr, whose name can't be
learned. The saloonkeeper opened his box
and found it full Of sawdust and rubbish.
The old counterfeit money chestnut had
been played on him, though be claims the
u -.
had agreed to send him good paper money
for gold, and to pay him big bonus for the
coin. The saloonkeeper took the box to the
express office and complained, but would
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
John p. Hamlin. of Washington. tn

John P. Hamlin, of Washington. the
foreman Of the Guiteau jury, says the
assassin's curse has not cursed the
twelve men who had the most to do
with his punishment. Not long ago
George Scoville, Guiteau's brother-in-
law and principal attorney, said ..that
the wealthy foreman Of the jury became
pcnniless and four other members of
the jury died and one was sent to the
insane asylum Mr.. Hamlin says
..this is a lie. am not penniless. On
the contrary, my business is in better
condition than ever it was before; my
health as you can see, is just perfect,
and l am very happy and contented
person. Only one member of the jury
has died. and that was poor Tom Helm
lein, who was half dead with consump-
ton when he went on the jury"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

It is reported that NJ. Grevy will shortly
resign the French presidency.
A convention uniting the Servian and
Bulgarian railway system has been signed.
Emperor William has arrived at Baden.
Among those who met him at the depot was
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil.
District Inspector Roughan, of Castle Con-
ner, has resigned as a protest against the
action of the police at Mitchellstown.
The government expelled from Roumanla
Bulgarian agitator who was making a
hbelous attack upon Prince Ferdinand.
Mr.. William o. O'6rien, who is confined in
the Cork jail, AYERS that il he Is convicted
and imprisoned he will resist to the end of
his life any demand to wear prison garb or
to perform menial Offices, such as common
criminals are forced to do. 1y. OBrien is
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
tho recipient Of every courtesy that hum
ireds OF ladies and gentlemen Of Cork eau

the recipient Of every courtesy that hun
dreds Of ladies and gentlemen Of Cork eau
show him.
Editor O'Brien was found guilty at
Mitchelltown, as indicted under the Irish
crimes act and sentenced to three months
imprisonment. Pending his appeal he was
released on bail.
The illness Of Jenny Lind has developed
into general paralysis. The mind of the
once great songstress Is unimpaired, but
her physical condition portends her death
within very short time.
Advises from Moscow say an official in
timation has been received by the waole
Russian press to abstain from attacking
Germany and Prince Bismarck. This is
taken to indicate that the Gar has renewed
friendly overtures
he pnblic prosecutor ID proceeding GRIM
inally against the manager Of the Opera
Comique, Paris, two Of his assistants and
two firemen for culpable negligence, result
ing in the burning of the theatcr and con-
sequent loss of life.
The verdict rendered In the inquest over
the victims OF the Theater ROYAL fire at
Exeter places the blame upon the architect
OF the building, and also on the magistrates
Of ths city for not compelling the proprietor
OF the theater to provide proper exits.
Three children Of q farmer named
Gadbout, while playing on the island Of
Orleans near Quebec, Ont, where the
artillery competition was held recently,
found u shell and lit the fuse. The bomb
exploded and killed them all instantly.
The Pail Mall Gazette, Of London,
demands the expulsion from Parliament Of
Col. Hughes Hallett as he has been guilty OF
the seduction of his step daughter, q young
lady ~ years Of age Who will become q
mother in the course Of six months The
details Of the case are disgraceful in the
extreme.
Advices from the Congo Free State re-
port that the Arabs at Stanley Falls refused
to surrender the place to Tippo Tib, when
the latter arrived as Governor, appointed
III behalf OF the Congo state. 1t is stated
that the Arabs wish 70 retain Their present
masters in order to continue slave trading.
Trouble is expected.
In the divorce case OF David De Bensaud
against his wife, Violet Cameron, the
actress the court issued an injunction
against the husband restraining him from
molesting his wife during the period OF
| legal separation. The Marquis of Lonsdale,
who acted as the lady's theatrical manager
| in New York, admitted that he had been
guilty Of improper relations with Miss
| Cameron, and that her child, born last May
is named Lowther, the Marquis family
name.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
DAKOTA.

Boston Journal: The marriage of Mr.
Winthrop Z. Scarritt OF Watertown, OAK ;,
and Miss Lerria Tarbell, daughter of Supt.
Tarbell, of the Providence public schools,
was solemnized in Providence Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Scarr.tt will reside in Waterton,
Oak.
The chief attraction at the Jerauld county
fair, held at Washington Springs, was the
baseball tournament, in which the Woon-
socket and Alpena clubs were the chief
competitors for purse of $3.50. The con-
test was for best two OF three games. Both
clubs imported professionals from various
parts OF the territory and the contest was
close and exciting, Woonsocket took the
purse. At the Mitchell territorial fair
Woonsocket played Mitchell for purse Of
$780,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
The Voice Of Massach husetts.

The Republican State Convention at
Boston, renoninated Gov. Oliver Ames
j. @. A. Bracket was nominated for
lieutenant governor, H. B. Pierce for secre-
tary of state, Allanson W. Beard for state
treasurer, and Charles r. Ladd for auditor,
A.. j. Waterman for attorney general.
Among the planks of the platform are the
following.
|. We telieye in a protective tariff,
recognizing the benefits it brings to our
country.
2. We favor liberal appropriations for
the reconstruction of our navy, for internal
improvements and for proper national aid
to education, also to pensions for disabled
soldiers and sailors. to meet further the
question or q treasury ssasfsasss ssooansaoaasl
such q reduction of internal revenue taxa
tion as the exigency Of the case may re-
quire.
B. We believe in an honest ballot both
north and south, and that every citizen
should be allowed to vote and have his
vote counted.
4. Arraigns the Democratic administra-
ton for violations of the civil service laws.
5. We demand the cessation of the COM
pulsory coinage of silver, the passage of q
national bankrupt law and protection of
our fishery interests without yielding any
of our International rights.
The balance of the platform is on state
matters including the submission to q vote
Of the people Of prohibitory amendment
to the constitution.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
The Volunteer Wins.

Perhaps 50, ,OOOor more people witnessed
the great race on the 9TH, between the
American Volunteer and British Thistle,
over the course of the New York yachting
club. The official starting time was: :
Thistle, II $500; Volunteer. l2:345Sl@. Both
yachts crossed the line on the port tack.
The moment they were off the great fleet
OF pleasure boats started after them, follow
cd later by the Electra, which overhauied
the crowd Then happened one Of the most
remarkable tn ngs ever seen in a yacht race.
The two yachts went into the narrows with
the Thistle several hundred feet ahead Of
the Volunteer, and came cut with the Vol
unteer good half mile ahead of the Thistle
the Volunteer booming along at great rate
of speed, while the Thistle was standing
almost dead still. The reason OF this was
that the Volunteer had caught the wind
like q feather, apd the Thistle had caught
the wind and started of at q better pace,
but at l :O5, half an hour after the start, the
Volunteer was fully mite ahead. The
distance sailed was s. miles, time, Volunteer
hours, 53 minutes, III seconds; Thistle, j
hours II minutes 4ls4 seconds; the volunteer
wins the race by - minutes 3Ss4 seconds.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

Miss Annie Morrell, injured in the Alton
collision Sept :, died at her home at Red
Oak after 70 days of suffering.
At Sioux City, in the case OF Fred MUNICH
rath, Jr., convicted of completely in the
murder OF Rev. Geo. G. Haddock, the court
sentenced him to four years in the peni-
tentiary.
An extensive cattle deal has been made
at Mason City. Knapp q Calkins disposed
OF /. 400 head, Wheeler Il Randall 1000 and
j. g. Lindon 1000. These were purchased
for the Peoria distilleries and the dealers
realized about $4,000 from the sales.
At Des Moines, the grand jury indicted
Constable Potts and his deputy Hamilton,
for an assault with an attempt to commit
murder, for shooting john Harry and Ed
ward North when arresting the latter for
having keg OF beer in his barn for private
drinking.
s. G. Cook, Of Newton, a prominent law
yer, well known throughout Iowa az the
builder of the Newton branch of the Central
railway OF Iowa, was instantly killed at
1o'clock in the evening, being struck by
the pilot of q freight train on the Rock Is
land road at crossing few miles west OF
Coifax. He was IN carriage, which was
caught up, and, with the body of the dead
man, carried into the station.
In the Coroner's verdict in the late ac-
cident on the Chicago Milwaukee q st. Paul
Road at Eagle Point tho jury held that
the conductor and engineer, Clark and
Fales were not responsible for the accident,
and lays the nlame first on train-dispatcher
Rogers Of La Crosse for not making his
order clear, and secondly on the road foI
failure to explain rules of doubtful mean
ing and for establishing siding for the
| passing of trains at q blind station where
| there was no operator.
At Dubuque, the jury in the Kennedy
| murder trial. after being out eleven hours
brought in q verdict of guilty Of murder in
| the first degree, and fixed the penalty al
| death. Kennedy was brought into court {.
hear the verdict. Each juror was polled al
| to his verdict, all answering Yes" HI
his cell. His attorneys made motion for I
| new trial and an arrest of judgment, which
| will have to be heard next week. In cas-
no new trial is granted, the criminal Law
| allows him year, lease of life before th
| sentence can be executed.
A good deal of excitement exists .
OscaloOsa, Ia, over the discovery Of
large dynamite cartridge at the door Of th
clothing house of |. Frankel a. Co. Th
cartridge was wrapped closely in paper
1 and attached to the wrapper was anOthe
| paper with the following written upon it
s.Settle up your business and leave il
thirty days, or you will be blown to hell
| yourself, your fine stock, building an,
ALL About three weeks ago q simila
cartridge was found in the same plac
| containing sufficient nitro Rlycerine :
I destroy the entire block. The second on
proves to be Of greater force than the fir
one. Frankel a Co., are one of tn
wealthiest firms in that section, conductin
banking business in addition to th
clothing house.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

William Showers, the old man arrested at
Lebanon, Pa, several weeks ago, charged
with having murdered his two young
grandchildren, made confession OF the
crime and implicated his hOusekeeper,
Elizabeth Sergeant
The custom house at New York seized
lO,OOO worth of silks, laces and fine dress
goods. 1t is thought they belong to
dressmaker named Kennedy. The goods
had been skillfully slowed inside goods Of
inferior character.
At the little village of Blue Ridge, Texas,
Cool Hacker, Albert and Jim Turner and
Charles o Brien, while engaged in q game
of cards. got into row which resulted in
the death of Bud Scrivener, q spectator,
and Ben Eakla constable, who endeavored
to keep the peace.
p. A. Crosby, Of Dover, N. H., treasurer
of the Lasters' Protective union fair, q
married man, has absconded with the fair
receipts, amounting to 5000, and is
accompanied by Mrs. Emma Sawyer Lord
He caves an aged mother, q broken hearted
wife and two children to suffer for his evil
doing. lie left them penniless.
While returning from Sunday schoo,
concert at Calvary church, Edgefeld coun
ty Ohio, Will Bluiord was shot and instant
" killed by Paul Griffin. Griffin declared
that the Killing was accidental; that hs
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

ATRANsLATIoN Of Daudet's '.Sappho'
Ia story not hitherto welcomed with
any great enthusiasm by the Anglo
Saxon minds at last to appear in this
country
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

IT appears that the recent row be-
tween Col. Burns and Col. Whipple, Of
Gen. Schofields staff, all grew out of the
kitchen. The two families had sisters
for cooks and one of them was dis
charged. The servant girl question
continues to be an important factor in
modern domestic life.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

PRESIDENT GREvY says of the Comte
de Paris manifestO: lit is a Well-writ-
ten, historic thesis. 1t is thoroughly
academic, but it contains not particle
Of danger to the republic
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

NATIONALIST newspapers throughout
Ireland publish the usual reports of
the proceedings of the various local
branches of the National League, de-
spite the fact that under the terms of
the new Crimes act the editors are IL
able to imprisonment for publishing re-
ports which contain violent denunci-
ations of the Government. ".~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

THE extraordinary supply of grouse
in London on the first day the shooting
law was up is now accounted for by
the information that the grouse had
been kept for ten months in ice cellars
at temperature of % deg. They
were very much relished.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR, the eldest
son of the Prince of Wales, is a huge
intellectual disappointment to his
family. His brother George has been
lowered with all the intelligence.
ssgo," and manliness.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

The khediye of Egypt will make a
tour of the Nile to satisfy himself re-
garding conflicting reports concerning
the damage done by the recent rise in
the river.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

AT the session Of the Illinois Confer
ence at Decatur, Bishop Foss delivered a
charge to a class Of young preachers.
nineteen in number, and among other
things made them promise him not to
use tobacco in any form.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

Maxwell Bros box factory, Chicago,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $l25,00O.
harrington Il Sons trunk factory,
Montreal burned. Loss 4O,OOO; covered by
insurance.
By the derailing Of freight train on the
Fitchburg road. at Shirley, Mass, Is cars
were thrown from the track and . brake
man killed.
Fire at Paine, Paulding county, Ohio,
destroyed a row Of business blocks. The
loss divided among 20 or more persons, is
estimated at $4,000, partially insured.
Fire in Josiah Patridge's chair factory in
Pearl street, N. Y, caused q loss of $4,000.
While watching the fire from an adjoining
roof, an unknown man fell to the ground
and was killed.
The Wilcox fish works, situated between
StoningtoD and Mystic, Connecticut, have
burned. Two steamers belonging to the
firm were on fire at one time, but they were
saved with but little damage. Loss,
several thousand dollars; partially in
sured.
At Muskegon, Mich, the residence Of
Frank A. How'd was partially destroyed by
ire dpOuC ~ ClOck Oh the nt&nC Oh Tue SJCQ
during the absence Of Mrs. How'd, who was
at a temperance meeting. Three children,
Walter, Cora and OSBORNE, aged IL months.
3, and 5 years Observation-Disclosures. It
is supposed that lamp which had been
left burning exploded and set fire to the
house. Neighbors discovered the blaze but
went to turn in an alarm before entering
the house, not knowing that the children
were there.
On the Mobile Il Ohio r. R., two miles
from jackson, Tenn, an entire passenger
train except the engine, was hurled from q
trestie while running forty five miles all
hour, and over thirty persons were injured,
though by what seems q miracle, none were
killed. The coaches were thrown forty feet
from the track and some turned completely
over. The scene was almost indescribable,
women and children screaming for help and
release from the closed cars, All were,
however, rescued aud medical attention
given. One hundred yards Of the track
was torn up and the trestle torn down. The
breaking OF truck and bad truck are the
causes given for the wreck.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

The physique of the English soldier
has improved very much during the last
decade. During the years 1904 the
reflections were 3O1 per 1000. During
1926 there were only 206.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

One of the striking figures at the
Philadelphia celebration was that of the
hero of the last Apache campaign.
Henry w. Lawton, of the Fourth Cav
airy, the captor Of Geronimo. is man
of fine presence. undoubted courage,
and rare eyecutiye ability.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

THOMAS HUGHES has found his col
ony at Rugby, Tenn, in fair condition.
He will visit one Of his sons in Kansas
and sail for England about the middle
Of October.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

The North Bucks Liberal Brotherhood
of England, has begun the attempt of
cooperative farming. Seventy-two
acres belonging to Sir Harry verney
have been leased at 10 shillings per
acre, and, after being cut up into small
lots, sold at auction to the members,
the excess of price over l9 shillings to
go to the general fund. Each tenant
farms his own lot, and the cooperative
feature consists i'm the ownership in
common of implements, horses, barns,
and thrashing-hoors.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06
CURRENT COMMENT.
SECRETARY ENDIcOTT has his photo
graph taken more frequently than any
other official at the capital.

LoDEGUAc, Belgian ConsulGeneral
at Cologne, will succeed Jensiens as
Governor Of the Congo Free State upon
the expiration of the term of the latter.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

Mrs. MARTIEN, n Cincinnati dress
maker attracted attention in the New
York Custom-House by her somewhat
protuberant tournurc, and an inspec-
ton was determined upon. In the
hustle was found twenty-four pieces OF
worsted binding. five pieces of black
lace, five point-lace collars, fifty-four
pieces Of silk binding, twelve pieces Of
water-silk ribbon, six jet-bead orna-
ments, box of perfumery, a silver
watch, two pairs of bracelets, pair OF
toilet ornaments, dozen packages OF
French hooks and eyes, one dress
pattern embroidered in tinsel on silk,
thirty yards of tinsel embroidered silk
Grape, and black silk dress skirt.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

not aumlt tndL ne hdu Ueen tryInR I'd get
counterfeit money. The company is work
ing up the case.
The annual meeting OF the Wisconsin
Woman's Suffrage Association was held at
Madison. Two hundred persons chiefly
ladies were in attendance. The welcoming
address was made by the Rev. Florence T.
Kollock, Englewood, ILL.,. to which Mrs Vie
H. Campeil OF Evansville responded. Mrs
NJ. A. Fowler of Richland Centre showed
that the years work had been very salts
factory. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, the Rev.
Olympus Brown Willis, Racine; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Maria NJ. Hanchett, Madi-
son; Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Lucy
Fl. Pier, Richland Centre: Treasurer, DR.. 3.
II. Monroe, Milwaukee.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

THE operation of the Ohio law of last
winter which repealed the statute
authorizing the establishment of sepa-
rate schools for colored pupils is pro-
ducing friction in many places At
Oxford. O., the colored pupils nearly
all deserted their own school and APP
piled for admission to the white school.
A public meeting was held and the
School Board was asked to order the
colored pupils to their own schools.
The board complied with the request,
and the colored people propose to apply
for a madamus. At Yellow Springs
the School Board has ordered the
schools closed indefinitely, or until the
Legislature can meet and take some ac-
ton. At Ripley, o., a suit in manda-
mus has been entered to compel the
School Board to admit colored pupils.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-06

SENATOR HIsCOcK is one Of the best
swimmers at Watch Hill and he keeps
up the exercise whether the weather is
hot or cool